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CO-DEPENDANT NO MORE — A Survivors Story
Woman to Woman
One thing that women do not understand is that they think that it is important to be with a man just to say that you have a man. One of my best friends, dated my ex in junior high school for me to truly understand what kind of family he was truly raised from.
The reason why I am finally talking about this is that it is time for everyone to finally understand the truth of who he is. The hardest part I remember him telling me when we first met is how much control both his parents had over him, especially his mother.
If you have not read the book Co-Dependent No More,
The #1 bestseller that has helped heal millions of readers, this modern classic holds the key to understanding codependency and unlocking its hold on your life.
Melody Beattie’s compassionate and insightful look into codependency — the concept of losing oneself in the name of helping another — has helped millions of readers understand that they are powerless to change anyone but themselves and that caring for the self are where healing begins.
Is someone else’s problem your problem? If like so many others, you’ve lost sight of your own life in the drama of tending to a loved one’s self-destructive behavior, you may be codependent — and you may find yourself in this book…